Word Meaning 切羽詰まる

せっぱつまる seppatsumaru

切羽詰まる is read as せっぱつまる (seppatsumaru) and means to be at one's wits' end.

Meaning

English

  1. to be at one's wits' end
  2. to be cornered
  3. to be in a fix
  4. to be in a desperate situation
  5. to be in a pinch
  6. to be in a predicament
  7. to be packed to the hilt

Reading

Kana

せっぱつまる

Romaji

seppatsumaru

Writing Variants

  • せっぱ詰まる せっぱつまる seppatsumaru
  • 切羽つまる せっぱつまる seppatsumaru
  • 切羽詰る せっぱつまる seppatsumaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 20694 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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切り羽

きりは

face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.)

切り詰め

きりつめ

retrenchment

切羽

せっぱ

thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword

詰切る

つめきる

to be or remain always on hand

詰め腹を切らされる

つめばらをきらされる

to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign

本切羽

ほんせっぱ

functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned)

風切羽

かざきりばね

flight feathers

切り捨てる

きりすてる

to cut off and throw away

切る

きる

to criticize sharply